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v JOHN J'. SPINKS, OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. i12, 1916.

Application filed November 10, 1913. Serial No. 800,147.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN J. SrINKs, a

ycitizen of the United States, residing at /Watertowm in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in signs and relates more particularly to those of metal and concrete construction which are especially adapted for use as street indicators, but which may also be used for other purposes.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a sign of this nature which shall be of extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture and which will be almost unaffected by the action of the elements.

Another and more specific object of the Ainvention is to provide a sign including a l metallic frame, wire mesh secured in said frame, a layer of plastic material secured "within the frame to said wire mesh and letters having retaining' loops which are em.- bedded within the plastic material.

The invention also aims to generally im! prove signs of this nature to render them more useful, practical and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a.-complete understanding of my invention'-, reference is to be had to "i Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken .,on the plane of line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates the frame of my improved sign, said frame being preferably formed of aluminum composition and :1ppearing concavo-convex in cross section. This frame may be of any desired shape and for the purpose of illustration. I have shown t the follow-A ing description and accompanygmg drawtional views forming panels on opposite sides of the wire mesh. This plastic material may be suitably colored and supports the letters" 9 which may be applied to one or both sides of the sign as may be desired. The edges of the frame 7 project a distance beyond the side faces of the panels 8 and lie in the. same plane with the outer sura faces of the letters 9. Eachletter is formed with a retaining loop 10 which is embedded in the plastic material 8 before the same has set, so when a sign is ready for use, the letters will be held firmly in position.

The upper and lower sides \.of the frame are formed intermediate their ends with the inwardly .projecting lugs or bosses 11, which are, formed with threaded openings 12 to receive fastening members, whereby the sign may be conveniently secured to a support, not shown.

It will be noted that the concave formation of the inner face of the frame 5 se cures the plastic layers firmly in position and that the wire mesh acts somewhat as a reinforcing element.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided a very simple, practical and durable sign, which may be cheaply manufactured, so as to sell at a relatively low price. While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the Spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A sign of the class described including an elongated frame substantially concave-conveX in cross section and having the concave lianges disposed inwardly to provide a plastic receiving channel. :t wire mesh secured to the inner concave face of the frame ceugroove or channel 7, as shown in the sectrally between the edges thereof, and panels of plastic material applied to the opposite.

sides of the mesh and seated in the groovel In testimony whereof I aflix my signatur .in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN J. SPINKS.

Witnesses:

M. T. Co-NNEARNEY, M. A. SPINKS. 

